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The Moorabool News – 19 July, 2022 Page 9
Op Shop on the move
Moorabool Shire Council By Carol Saffer
They’ve been in town for five years at the same location, but plans are in place to now move around the corner.
The next Ordinary Mee�ng of Council will be held Patience nears completion on Wednesdayas 7 Julypark 2021 in the Council Chambers, 15 Stead St
Ballan, By Lachlan Ellisstar�ng at 6.00 pm.
concerns that people were using the skate space before it’s ready, which is damaging There’s a ‘changing of the guard’ at the the surface and delaying the works. The For details on a�endance or to the view the agenda, go to Committee of Management, and upgrades at skate space itself is almost finished, but it’s www.moorabool.vic.gov.au the Gordon Public Park are well underway probably better to wait until it’s completed – though excited kids have been asked to and safe,” Ms Bowman told the Moorabool be patient, and not use the space until it’s News. finished. “It’ll be tremendous when it’s done – it’s Upgrades at Gordon Public Park are being a central park, there hasn’t really been done in two stages, with the first stage to anywhere for kids to ride their bikes, include a skate space and 3m x 3m basketball skateboard, that sort of thing. I think for kids square. and teenagers it’ll be fantastic, but it’s not The details of Stage 2 haven’t been finalised just for them, it’s for the whole community… yet, but are expected to include paths, we’ve got a barbeque there now too. It’ll be a landscape work, and potentially a new great place for people to come together.” playground, depending on how much New President of the CofM Luke Carey said funding is available. the skatepark is largely completed. Dina Bowman is the outgoing Secretary “It does require a further four weeks to fully and Treasurer of the Gordon Public Park Committee of Management, and said she cure. Reiterating what Ms Bowman said, the and the rest of the outgoing Committee were message is that we encourage all children to delay using this until the official opening, as proud to see the works progress. “The date of completion for Stage 1 is a any immediate use will damage and chip the little unclear…the contractors were up there concrete,” he said. The upgrades are expected to be fully on Thursday [7 July] putting on finishing touches, they’ve contacted us expressing completed in 2023.
The Vinnies Op Shop in Grant Street has been in Bacchus Marsh since 2017 but with the property’s lease expiring in July, the business plans to relocate into the old NAB shop on Main Street, which is part of the Village Shopping Centre complex. Jeff Antcliff, Executive General Manager, commercial services at Vinnies, said it was a case of changes to parking places for customers and lack of access for their delivery trucks that prompted the move. “While there will be an impact on that location by the road works, we understand the necessity for this change; it will be better for the town,” he said.
Vinnies in Grant Street has closed and relocated their “We closed the store in June and stock to a new premises in Main Street, with plans to cleared the stock out to other open in September. Photo – Helen Tatchell Vinnies.” He said building works are underway in the new premises, and he was pleased with the agreement with the new landlord. “We hope to be open sometime in September,” he said. Vinnies Bacchus Marsh has a team of 75 volunteers who assist 41,000 customers a year. Regional Roads Victoria (RRV) will be upgrading the existing single-lane roundabout at Main Street/Grant Street/Gisborne Road in Bacchus Marsh to traffic lights to improve traffic flow and pedestrian/cyclist safety.
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